A.N. You and Johnny are getting ready for the first day of the trial and you have a special gift to help see him through.
You watched Johnny from the doorway for a moment. He was standing in front of the bathroom mirror, fiddling with the necktie in his hands. You knew he hated the choking feeling of ties and only wore them when necessary. He was nervous. Even though he covered it well, you could tell. The prospect of what was to come over the next weeks, being in the same room with "the hag" (as you called her as you refused to use her name) was weighing on him.
"Sweetheart?" You spoke up.
Johnny looked up, his eyes softening as he saw you. "Hey Love", he said, setting the tie on the bench and holding his hands out to you.
You happily stepped into his arms, and he pressed a kiss against your forehead, gently rubbing his hands along your upper arms. Your presence was soothing to his nerves.
"I've got something for you." You said, reaching into your pants pocket and bringing out a necklace to show him. It was a pendant on a dark leather cord. The pendant was a little glass jar, sealed with a cork and filled with fine sand.
A smile tugged at Johnny's lips as he recognised it, "A jar of dirt?"
You smiled shyly, "It's filled with beach sand from the island. It's to keep you safe from sea monsters."
Johnny took the pendant, holding it tight in his hand for a moment, his dark eyes filled with love as he gazed at you, "Thank you, my darling. I'll wear it every day."
He slipped the cord around his neck before wrapping his arms tight around you, burrowing his face against your neck. You held him back just as tight.
You would be with him for every step of this fight. And you would do everything you could to make sure he knew he was safe and loved.
A.N. Had this in my head since last year but didn't have enough in me at the time to write it.
The title is from Tia Dalma's line, " Land is where you are safe, Jack Sparrow, and so you will carry land with you."
Gonna try to keep this imagines list going.
